as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat
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Recent Examples of stinger
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Dillon suffered a neck stinger in a joint practice with the Denver Broncos in training camp 2024.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The Packers lost wideouts Romeo Doubs (head) and Jayden Reed (stinger), which didn’t help.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The 2-inch-long hornet, with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom, but is largely dangerous to bees and other insects, not humans.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Remove any stingers promptly and wash the area with soap and water.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The Packers lost wideouts Romeo Doubs (head) and Jayden Reed (stinger), which didn’t help.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The 2-inch-long hornet, with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom, but is largely dangerous to bees and other insects, not humans.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Remove any stingers promptly and wash the area with soap and water.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinger
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The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) sure manages to pack a punch into that timeframe.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Netflix’s earnings beat for Q1 comes amid broader fears of a looming economic downturn that could deliver a punch to consumer spending and ad budgets.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Scott tried for a slap but Rhodes hit him with the Cross Rhodes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Reports indicated that Scott's forceful slap across Rhodes's face resulted in a ruptured eardrum, an injury severe enough to necessitate Rhodes wearing an earplug during subsequent appearances.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
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The blustery winds muffled the clank of wheels and thud of hooves.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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But a trawler passed behind them, the roar of its engine drowning out the dull thuds of their rocks.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Connor Norby added three hits for the Marlins, and Dane Myers had two hits and scored twice.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Losing not just one but three centerfielders to injury, the Tigers have been forced to go with 2019 fourth-round draft pick out of UCLA Ryan Kreisler, who has managed just four hits in 37 at bats so far.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Decision fatigue sets in quickly when every swipe demands judgment and evaluation.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The responsive 165 Hz pOLED display glides through apps while rapid touch sampling registers every swipe instantly, keeping shooters and scrollers silky smooth; gamers also enjoy precise feedback.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Rahway, New Jersey, native paints his sonic stories in surrealist strokes that feel like abstract imagery on the surface, but hold deeper interpretations on subsequent listens.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 2017 study found that people who tested positive for HPV were more likely to have strokes compared with those who tested negative.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Stinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinger. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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